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The 31-year-old infielder is now a free agent and will look for work elsewhere. He hit just .245/.299/.348 with two homers and 17 RBI in 223 plate appearances with the Angels in 2016. Dec 3 - 10:09 AM

Angels designated INF Gregorio Petit for assignment.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Ryan LaMarre. Petit, who turns 32 next month, is a career .249/.291/.353 hitter across parts of five big league seasons. Nov 28 - 10:09 PM

Gregorio Petit hit his first career grand slam Monday off the Astros' Tony Sipp.

It was Petit's fourth homer in 294 career at-bats since he debuted with the A's in 2008. His two homers this year have both come against former teams; the first versus the Yankees (who he played with last year) and tonight's versus Houston. There should be less playing time available for him in the Angels infield now with Andrelton Simmons back, but as desperate as the team is for offense, anyone with a hot hand will get to play somewhere. Jun 21 - 12:16 AM

Petit was hitting .327/.377/.382 in 61 plate appearances for Triple-A Salt Lake, so he comes to the Angels with some recent success. Because the 31-year-old has never successfully hit in the majors, though, it's difficult to imagine that being more than small-sample variance. He's a utility infielder who should provide much-needed depth until the Angels can get healthy. May 13 - 10:23 PM

Albert Pujols underwent successful surgery on Friday to release his right plantar fascia.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in North Carolina. The typical recovery time for this surgery is estimated at four months, which will impact his availability early in spring training as well as his regular off-season routine. This news should push Pujols down a couple of rounds in early fantasy drafts.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that the team will not overwork Garrett Richards (elbow) in 2017.

Richards underwent stem cell treatment for a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament in May, ending his season at that very early juncture. He is expected to be ready for spring training, but the Angels are going to be reasonably cautious as the season unfolds. Said Scioscia, "You’re not going to see Garrett throwing 220 innings next year. I hate to put a floor on (the innings) and have to get into a range right now, but I can tell you that we are going to be very, very careful with where Garrett is and make sure that he rebounds and maintains his stuff." Richards has pitched more than 170 innings just once in his big league career.

Cam Bedrosian underwent surgery Tuesday on the embolus in his right armpit.

Embolus is the scientific term for a blood clot. Bedrosian is expected to be able to resume full baseball activities in 6-8 weeks, so he should enter spring training next February at 100 percent health. The 24-year-old right-hander finished the 2016 season with a stellar 1.12 ERA and 51/14 K/BB ratio in 40 1/3 innings.